Breast Implants: Saline or Silicone?

Textured-surface saline-filled silicone breast implants for augmentation mammaplasty.

The earliest silicone breast implants were smooth-surface, silicone rubber devices filled with either silicone gel or saline. Because of persistent problems with capsular contracture, polyurethane-covered silicone implants were developed as an alternative. Particularly in the short run, these alternatives proved highly successful at reducing the incidence of capsular contracture. By 1990, polyu...

Silicone Gel Breast Implants

Silicone breast implants and breast feeding.

The information provided is taken from various reference sources. It is provided as a guideline. No responsibility can be taken by the author or the Breastfeeding Network for the way in which the information is used. Clinical decisions remain the responsibility of medical and breastfeeding practitioners. The data presented here is intended to provide some immediate information but cannot replac...

Patient satisfaction with postmastectomy breast reconstruction: a comparison of saline and silicone implants.

BACKGROUND At a time when the safety and effectiveness of breast implants remains under close scrutiny, it is important to provide reliable and valid evidence regarding patient outcomes. In the setting of postmastectomy reconstruction, patient satisfaction and quality of life may be the most significant outcome variables when evaluating surgical success. The objective of the current study was t...

Used silicone breast implants can reveal pollutants